The guys of Linkin Park have been blowing fans away and performing in sold out venues for close to a decade now. Chester Bennington decided to step back from the LP mic just long enough to put together a side project that, quite frankly, I’m pretty damned excited about.

Ever since “Hybrid Theory” I’ve wanted to listen to Chetser belt out songs, in his gravely voice and intense screaming, in a streamlined rock environment. No keyboards. No button pushing. Just fast, loud rock.

That’s not at all to say I’m tired of Linkin Park. Let’s just say, I’m glad Chester has pursued this route, if even for just a one-shot album release.

His new project is called “Dead By Sunrise” and based on their first single, “Crawl Back In,” I get the feeling their entire album will be nothing short of kick ass.

Without further ado, here’s the promotional video for “Crawl Back In” by Chester’s side project, Dead By Sunrise (Note: There’s some NSFW language at the tail end of the video, after the song ends.):

If you liked what you just heard, pick up a copy of “Out of Ashes” when it comes out on October 13th.